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Fort Smith Times Record The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith on Saturday completed a series of socially distanced commencement ceremonies to honor the 2021 graduates following last week's event for the class of 2020. Due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, in-person commencement ceremonies were not held in December for the class of 2020. While close to 200 students walked the stage on May 1, there were 810 graduates in the class of 2020 who earned bachelor's degrees; 247 who earned associate degrees; 119 who earned technical certificates; and 12 who earned master's degrees. The 2021 cand...

UAFS completes graduation commencements for both 2020 and 2021 classes Fort Smith Times Record © Rachel Rodemann Putman Rachel Williams, center, joins family and friends during her May 1 graduation commencement at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. Williams was one of 810 graduates in the class of 2020 at UAFS. Commencements for the class of 2021 were held May 7-9. The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith on Saturday completed a series of socially distanced commencement ceremonies to honor the 2021 graduates following last week's event for the class of 2020. Due to CO...

Updated: 9:18 PM CDT May 1, 2021 FORT SMITH, Ark. — The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith (UAFS) held two commencement ceremonies today (May 1) honoring some of the 2020 graduates who did not get an opportunity to get a ceremony. Ron Orick, executive director of the UAFS Career Services office and the Doug and Kathy Babb Center for Student Professional Development spoke at the 10 a.m.ceremony. “You never know where opportunities will lead,” he said, “so seek out new experiences and grow your network. Look for ways to engage in your community and look for ways to vo...